Batoid locomotion: effects of speed on pectoral fin deformation in the little skate, Leucoraja erinacea
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.148767
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most batoids have a unique swimming mode in which thrust is generated by either oscillating or undulating expanded pectoral fins that form a disc. Only one previous study of the freshwater stingray has quantified… read more here.
Keywords: little skate; speed pectoral; fin; skate leucoraja ... See more keywords